The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-06
Are o. All Slses, Ages, Styles
and Types OF Nationality.
The Brisht Eyed Young N. DIS Just
eut Of alma Matters Arms.
The Gold spsctacled, Snowy Haired
College Professor Is There.
The Cer<ress opened By President
Cstvesssd-Dr. Nathan smith
pAvis elected Presidents
Ms Address.

the invading army Of doctors now con.
tains about Avo thousand individuals.
The work Of registration La still In
progress and exact Ayures are not yet
attsiRsble. OF theee nine-i enths era
Americans. They rsnge in appear
snee rem the brishLeyed and az.
sressivs young practitioner, not many
years away from the arms OF slma
mater. TO the geld specialized, snowy
haired and reverend college proie..
sor, bat an air II bon homie every.
whore prevails among them. OF tho
three or four hundred foreigners
present. there are aorid, porly Rn
gl,shmen, swarthy Itslisue. Turks asd
Psrsisss, blonde Russians, Norwe.
gians ard Swscds with freshmen,
Danes. Germsns, Servlanp, Mericsns
and South Africans In every type Of
eminent Tespectability. FIeuch ap.
pears 10 10 the favorite tongue for In.
terns,ional communion, bat there are
not a lev among the foreigners who
seem 10 turn without an effort from
Seryisn 10 Spanish and rom Norwe-
giau to Greek, whose Biglish, though
fluent a. q spring frethet, 10 rather
hard 10 recognise ss such. Before the
hour Tor opening the congress every
seat la Albsugh's operahouse was GO.
supied. The orchestra and orchestra
oife'e bal been reserved for members
Of the congress. Ladies' are In Q con.
siderable "a sjority In the drsfs circle
and usBtlemsn In the upper gallery.
The private boxes we're Oil, d by wives
and fanilisc u the oil GERS Of tbs con-
gress.
President Cleveland, Secretary Bay.
ard and Speaker Carlisle were escorted
by DR.. Garseu TO seats upon the Stage
a IL o'clock, and were greeted with
applause BY the audience.
TEE AsInnLAes WAS CALLED TO tHDEn
by Pref Henry M. Smith, OF Philadel.
phia, chairman OF the Executive Ojm.
mittee. He said u was known 10 all
present. ~ well a. 10 physicians
throughout the world, that In MAY,
1884, representative mem bers of the
profession 10 tbs United States decld.
ed 70 send fra,ernal greeting TO the
eighth International Medical Congress,
then about 10 assemble In the capita
OF Denmark, and ask that the ninth
international M, dicsl Congress might
meet In the city Of Washington. This
Invitation being accepted, an Execu.
tive 0onmities was named 10 make thu
necessafy arrange nenis, and the result
Of their lsbors was seen In this large
assembly, which the register shoved
sontaioed many OF the mest brilliant
and distinguished medical minds Of
Europe, Asia and America. To vel
come these guests Of the profession,
and sbsw bis interest Ia Q great hu.
manhattan Oh jsct, the President OF the
Uniied Bates had consented 10 open
the congress for organisation. He [ al
The honor 10 aonoance tho Hon. Gro.
yer Cleveland, President OF the United
States "a America, The President
arose, bowed 10 the ais IN blage, and,
vhsn The pppl.us, bad subsidized, taidi
Il iesl that the county ehould be-
soutraiu sisd today upon the prct-
suoe a. out capital u o msny Of our
own ciils'ns and thoee representing
foreign eountiio,, who have dIslIn.
rushed ,hemselye. IN Tho scIence ai
medicine AID are devoted 10 il far.
ther Dr. RraSa. Nv daiv ON this osc,.
zion Ia = very pl. aslrg and var,
brief ore Il Ia slmply 70 dec are thai
the Ninth ln'erna,ioual Medical CON.
sTtss IL nov open for organ ration md
Tor the itantsttion of bnain,A.D
TIC ohsiIman Of lle Executive Com.
mitt then proceeded 10 nominets
the g-hilsmes agreed upon nv the
com milieo IL se ON era al the con.
sreas.
nm MN. y,vc,,o ...
fof tho h,sn once OF president OF
the eonRr'se, ne tald, the commit
,ee unsnimously nominate ore widely
stoNn ~ teiet 'lho practitioner q
able teacher aph modioAl an hor DR..
Mains. smith Davle, oi Chicsgo."
NJ DAVIS lay!ns been elected by
seoIsmAilon, tns chairman appointed
" fiAneesei paI, MI, OF ! ally, and
DefuV '.'koou NoneIa usIF NJ
Store, oi her biitannio MaIesiy'a
eetWc'' eommit teo 70 escort him 10
inc char
Df. John u. hamllt y, Supervising
snfseln 1enefM OF the United States
Marine Hospital Service, having beel
nou'inA'ed aud unaolmouHly elected
Secretary general Of the eonsress, took
ms p,soe . snu ~, noninA,ru ,ne s.n.le.
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